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Castine is a tiny town of 996 people in Hancock County, Maine. It's about 30 miles from Bangor, ME and 180 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $799k and rent runs about $1k a month.
996people
$799kTypical home
$1,061/moRent
77° / 30°Summer / winter
71"Snow
208Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 996
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 646 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Boston, MA
- 30 mi to Bangor, ME
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $799k (≈$5,037/mo)
- Median rent $1,061/mo
- Median household income $169k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (25 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (609 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 41% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 29% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BHB airport
- 91 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 167 ft
- Right on the coast
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Maine districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Hancock County: D+12 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.